GREAT BRITAIN: General Election
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No Lenin is prankish Sir Oswald Mosley, rich playboy politico. Deserted by Oliver Baldwin and by his wife (Lady Cynthia Mosley M. P. excused herself from seeking re-election "on account of poor health"), Sir Oswald put-18-queer candidates, mostly athletes, in the field. His star candidate: "Kid" Lewis, whilom English middleweight champion, a pugilist of no political experience who will contest Whitechapel where he lives, is popular with the rabble.
"You Working Class Wives!" In Britain's conglomerate, crazyquilt campaign last week certain statements by James Ramsay MacDonald struck the strongest keynotes, fired popular imagination.
"You trade unionists, you working class wives!," throbbed the voice of the Prime Minister over the radio, "if you only could appreciate how the struggle in which we are engaged is your struggle, your feet would be swift in bringing you to the folds to support the National Government. . . .
"Your duty is plain—the nation first!"
* Conviction spread in Washington last week that the Hoover Administration had at last decided War Debts and Reparations must be scaled down, on a bargain basis of disarmament first (see p. 11).
*Recently hired by Publisher Hearst, Reporter Randolph strolled into the Hearst London Office, drawled, "I shall want a secretary and a typist," learned that reporters secretary themselves and type their own.
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